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Rowan has been hiding here for several hours.

Yes, it was the Officer Rowan that Harry and the others met in Weymouth - when the zombies repeatedly broke through the defense line and attacked the camp, in order to help the Muggles who had not had time to send away before

The refugees evacuated the place as much as possible, and he sent people to the ship in batches again and again.

However, almost no one expected that the living corpses would arrive so quickly. Just when Rowan was about to send the last few people to the dock to board the ship, the last line of defense collapsed.

Obviously, with the strength of those enemies, it would be too dangerous for them as Muggles to go out again. Therefore, even Rowan himself was unable to evacuate from Weymouth, and in the end he could only fight with a few

The Muggles stay here together, in this hiding place that at least seems safe for now.

Fortunately, at least there are still a lot of supplies left here that have not been taken away by the retreating wizards, including a lot of food. If they use it sparingly, it will definitely be enough for them to live here for a long time.

Of course, the premise is that this hiding spot is not breached by living zombies.

As Muggles, Rowan and the others naturally didn't understand much about magic spells and alchemy, so in the past few hours, everyone had been worried.

In order to ensure everyone's safety as much as possible, Rowan chose a storage room in the kitchen - he hid here with several others.

To be honest, Luo Wen had already prepared to hide here for at least ten days and a half. After all, even if the wizards could counterattack, it would take time! And with the way he was retreating steadily before, Luo Wen

Wen wasn't even sure that they could really retake the camp from those living corpses.

But what Rowan didn't expect was that just a few hours later, someone seemed to break in from outside!

"Officer, listen...is there...any noise downstairs?"

The person who suddenly spoke was a young man of about twenty years old. He was also one of the people who accidentally survived this disaster that was almost hopeless for Muggles.

However, this time, his luck did not seem to be as good as that of those who successfully boarded the ship in the previous batches. In order to allow a few children and women to evacuate first, he stayed until the end, but in the end he was

Trapped in this place.

"there's noise?"

When Luo Wen, who was resting aside, heard this, he immediately stood up and cautiously walked to the door. He put his ear to the door and listened carefully for a moment, and then his expression suddenly changed.

"It's a human! It's a human voice!"

Rowan almost subconsciously touched his waist and pulled out his gun - there were only a few bullets left, and it had little effect on the living corpses. But even so, while holding it,

It can also bring him more security when grabbing the handle and help him calm down.

"Everyone, be careful and don't make any noise."

The world is complicated, whether it is Muggle society or the magical world - after meeting many wizards and learning many things from their mouths during this period, Rowan became more and more convinced of this.

"Anyone who can appear here at this time... is more likely to be an enemy." He lowered his voice and reminded gently.

And just a moment later, as a sound of footsteps gradually came from the direction of the stairs, all the Muggles hiding in the kitchen storage room became nervous involuntarily.

But to be honest, their nervousness mainly stems from Officer Rowan's strictly defensive posture. After all, they don't even know who Lai De is, right?

Closer... closer... The visitor seemed to be checking the rooms one by one. Rowan frowned tightly, and the palm of his hand holding the handle of the gun gradually began to ooze with smooth cold sweat, which suddenly made him

The string in my head became even tighter.

"Click."

The kitchen doorknob was turned, and footsteps extended from outside into the room. Soon, there was only one door between them and the unidentified "visitor".

The power of wizards is magical and terrifying. Rowan doesn't know if the other party can detect the existence of these people.

But now, he can only hope that the other party does not have this ability, because only in this way can they continue to hide and not be easily discovered - the door of the storage room has been blocked by him with a cupboard before.

For those who are not familiar with this place, you will definitely not be able to see it with your eyes alone.

"...Oh, is this the kitchen? Let me see what else is there."

Suddenly, the person who came in spoke, and it was a clear and sweet female voice - it sounded like the other person wanted to come to the kitchen to find some food.

"Oh, there are a lot of ingredients in this cupboard! I should be able to cook her a hearty meal——"

Of course, no matter who the other party is, at least one thing is certain. That is... the other party obviously does not know much about this hiding spot in the Weymouth camp, and even the kitchen was found after searching one by one.

At this time, the young man from before couldn't help but glance at Rowan, as if asking what to do next. Judging from his appearance, he seemed to be more inclined to believe that the unknown person outside was not a bad person.

However, Rowan just shook his head.

In any case, it is definitely not advisable for Muggles like them to take the initiative to contact each other. It is rare that the other party does not seem to notice their existence. If there is an accident, it will be too late to regret it.

However, the young man didn't seem to think so.

In fact, since this young Muggle man was able to escape to Weymouth with the help of a wizard, it can be said that the wizard had a life-saving grace for him. In addition, he obviously does not have as much understanding of the magical world as Officer Rowan.

Many, he currently has a simple temperament, but he actually has a great fondness for wizards.

But after all, he was not the kind of person who was completely ignorant. Seeing that Rowan didn't want to be exposed, he didn't object. However, out of curiosity about the identity of the wizard outside, he couldn't help but follow him behind the door.

, seems to want to hear more clearly.

However, just as he quietly pressed against the door...

"despair."

Probably because his toe accidentally touched the door panel, he actually made a moderate sound. Although the wizard outside was minding his own business controlling the pots and pans, in this still too quiet space,

But it seemed extremely clear.

"……who?"

The person who was preparing ingredients in the kitchen right now was naturally Ursula. After hearing the noise, she immediately stopped what she was doing and turned her head suddenly.

"Who is there?"

She asked again, but no one answered.